Research

Research on my genre
HORROR
Horror is a genre of speculative fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle its readers by inducing feelings of horror or terror.
The 4 main horror area's involve Killers, Monsters; Paranormal and Psychological horror.
I will be using 3 of the 4 main areas in horror.
Killers - Some of my characters introduced never make it to the end of the film as its revealed they have been killed. We don't know who or what the killer is but we know they have been brutally murdered.
Monsters/Paranormal  - there's a sense in my film something unrealistic is happening; the planet is in lock down, everyone is gone from the earth but a few people, always dark. By using this non realistic approach it creates the idea that there's a possibility monsters could be involved.
There are 6 types of Horror Genre's
- Slasher/Killer
- Classic Slasher
- Crime and Giallo
- Bumpkin and Redneck
- Home Invasion and Survival
- Monsters/ Creatures


My Horror genre comes under both Home Invasion/Survival and Monsters/Creatures. My film is about surviving from a particular thing which has killed off the human race.


Here is my research I did on the genre of my film. I did research in order to get more persective on the type of film is was wanting to create in terms of my genre. Wanting to create a film which included horror, I found doing research allowed me gain more information and what aspects of horror I should include in my film. A way I could improve would be putting this information into five main bullet points, with the top information I collected. So I could see clearly the top information I needed to know about the genre horror.

Action Plan

SCRIPT

‘Guilt’ Script

The opening scene is very frantic. Unaware of the time. The music continues to build in the secluded woods. A lost, lonely girl is found to be running from something un known; screaming continuously. Surrounded by trees, she continues to be running while the sky is getting darker and more mysterious. This unknown creature continues to follow her, she's racing franticly through the woods screeching for help with no success. She notices the cut branches and thin trees, constantly looking over her shoulder.

LORRAINE

(Screaming)

No, please. STOP!

Continues to run from the Camera.

(Screaming)

Please don’t do this, don’t hurt MEE! Please stop, oh no!

SCENE CUTS OUT/ BLURS INTO DARKNESS

The second scene then opens with two people sat in the middle of a forest, discussing something. Still unaware of the time, it seems earlier as the sky is much brighter, still dark however. There’s muttering going on however we can understand what they are saying. Surrounded by trees, the lighting is very low and nothing is easily visible. We are focused on the lit fire, on its last light in the centre of the forest. The night is very darker and the two people look like they are shaking.

LORRAINE

(very quietly, a whisper)

Yes, me too, don’t know what to do

JASMINE

(very quietly, a whisper)

It’s scary

SCENE CUT

 

The third scene is calm. It’s still very mysterious as the weather is very foggy and misty. The two girls are now in focus, speaking about the situation, how it happened and how to get away. They are both distressed and scared. They are sit next to the fire, the fire is nearly out. The grass is damp, there clothes are all dirty and they look they’ve been through a lot. Mainly focusing on there faces in this scene.

JASMINE

(frantic)

I’m just so scared Lorraine, I feel like we can never escape. One day it will just come and get us and I’m afraid.

LORRAINE

(scared and upset

Look jasmine, there has to be a way to get out of this, yes weave done bad things and we’ve made mistakes; everybody has. But our lives shouldn’t be at risk because of mistake’s we’ve made in the past.

JASMINE

(Frustrated, as if she’s had enough)

That’s the thing though Lorraine that’s why it’s here. It eats and feeds away at the people who has done wrong.

LORRAINE

(curious, yet scared)

Was what you did bad?

JASMINE

(bluntly)

I don’t want to talk about it

LORRAINE

If you tell, I will?

JASMINE

(quietly and ashamed)

It was a mistake ok

(Pause)

I never meant for it to happen.

(sigh)

I.. I.. had no choice. My parents had shut my out. I was homeless and I just had choice.

(Pause)

It was late, no one was out..

LORRAINE

(Interrupts Jasmine)

(suspenseful)

..Jasmine? What did you do..

JASMINE

(shouting)

 I MUGGED OK!?

I mugged a little boy. He was lost. I took all his money.

(Cries)

God

(Sniffles)

he was so scared

but I didn’t have a choice! And then I ran.

(Cries)

 I took everything from him… His money, his phone, his bag.

His face.

 Ill never forget his poor face.

SCENE CUT

The fourth scene then opens, focussing on Lorraine’s face. We notice she’s destressed and running from something; as if she’s been chased. You can notice the sweat on her face, she’s scared and been running for a long time. Behind her is black, Lorraine’s in the dark. You can hear the grass on her feet as she’s running, showing us she’s still in the forest. It’s all very silent, all you can hear is her voice. Keeping focused on her face. Then focusing on her full body running away.

              

LORRAINE

(frantically, screams)

PLEASE
PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE

She continues to run

(she cries loud)

SCENE CUT

 

  This scene Is in total darkness; it drops to a pitch-black image. No objects or people in the scene; just sound. We hear Lorraine panting very loudly (out of breath). The music is very loud and frantic, signifying something bad is about to happen, and that the monster is with her.

LORRAINE

(screaming)

NO

(crying)

PLEASE, I didn’t mean too do it

(continues to sob)

I’m sorry.

SCENE CUT

Above is my script that i created in order to bring my plot together. Using a script was very beneficial as it allowed my ideas to come together and actually play my story through characters. I gave my production a sense of organisation as i made it clear who is speaking, to who and in which scene. This allowed all cast and crew to be prepared and organised for when filming.

A way in which I could improve is I could add more details to each scene on my script, about the setting, body language, headings, clothing etc.